horror films
Why ‘Cujo’ is a Hauntingly Plausible Classic
Directed by Lewis Teague (just coming off another rampaging animal movie, Alligator, at the time) Cujo tells the story of a St. Bernard that goes rabid after chasing a rabbit into a cave inhabited by ...
Five Extremely Impressive Feature Film Debuts
Every director starts somewhere. Most do not start out directing their own feature. Usually, they have to begin somewhere else—whether it be making short films or working on someone else’s pictu...
Famous Movies Turned down by Legendary Horror Directors
A directing career is a volatile thing. Plum directing gigs are hard to come by. Yet there are always movies that get turned down, for whatever reason. Movies that turn out great on the screen donR...
Why it’s so Hard to Make a Good Horror Miniseries
Out of every format in horror, the miniseries is among the most forgotten. Yes, there are some that are remembered as classics. Titles like It and The Stand. Stephen King has dominated the horror...
Why Clive Barker Has the Best Luck With Adaptations
Clive Barker is an extremely cinematic author, creating imaginative visual landscapes and unfolding worlds within worlds. You wouldn’t think that this would always lend itself to film as the cinematic...
Overlooked Wes Craven Movies That Need More Love!
The late Wes Craven is widely regarded as a master of horror. Of all the modern horror directors, he may have become the most mainstream, being the creative force behind not only the Nightmare on Elm ...
Seven Movies With Unexpectedly Great Scores
We can all immediately bring to mind the classic horror movie scores, from John Carpenter’s score for Halloween, to Goblin’s Suspiria, to Philip Glass’s hauntingly beautiful music for Candyman (1992)....
Why It’s Okay to Not Get Certain Movies
Everyone has their favorite horror movies, so it’s only natural that people have their least favorites as well. Sometimes it might not even come down to that. Sometimes it’s just the fact that a certa...
Five Great Movies Directed by Make-Up Artists
Make-up artists and special effect teams are crucial to the horror world. They’re the people that really make the nightmares come true. They’re the people that make the monsters. Even with all the gre...
